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Fearful Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Fearful? [adj] experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism" [adj] causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse" [adj] timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog" [adj] lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley [adj] extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Fearful: afraid(p) \| alarming \| awful \| bad \| caitiff \| chicken \| chickenhearted \| coward(a) \| cowardly \| cowering(a) \| craven \| cringing(a) \| dastard(a) \| dastardly \| dire \| direful \| dread(a) \| dreaded \| dreadful \| faint \| fainthearted \| fearsome \| frightening \| frightful \| funky \| horrendous \| horrific \| lily-livered \| poltroon \| poor-spirited \| pusillanimous \| recreant \| terrible \| timid \| timorous \| trepid \| unmanly \| white-livered \| yellow \| yellow-bellied Related Terms \| Find terms related to Fearful: aflutter \| afraid \| aghast \| agitated \| alarmed \| alarming \| all nerves \| all-overish \| anxious \| anxioused up \| appalling \| apprehensive \| atrocious \| awful \| awing \| baleful \| bashful \| bothered \| chicken \| chickenhearted \| chilling \| concerned \| coward \| cowardly \| cowed \| daunted \| daunting \| deadly \| deterrent \| deterring \| diffident \| dire \| direful \| discomposed \| disconcerting \| discouraging \| disgusting \| disheartening \| dismayed \| dismaying \| disquieted \| disquieting \| disturbed \| dreadful \| edgy \| excitable \| fainthearted \| fearing \| fear-inspiring \| fearsome \| foreboding \| formidable \| frightened \| frightening \| frightful \| funking \| funky \| ghastly \| goosy \| grim \| grisly \| gruesome \| heinous \| henhearted \| hesitant \| hideous \| high-strung \| horrendous \| horrible \| horrific \| horrifying \| howling \| in a pucker \| in a stew \| in fear \| intimidated \| irritable \| jittery \| jumpy \| lily-livered \| loathsome \| lurid \| macabre \| malign \| milk-livered \| milksoppish \| milksoppy \| misgiving \| monstrous \| mousy \| nauseating \| nauseous \| nerves on edge \| nervous \| nervy \| on edge \| on tenterhooks \| overanxious \| overapprehensive \| overawing \| overstrung \| overtimid \| overtimorous \| overwhelming \| panicky \| panic-prone \| panic-stricken \| perturbed \| pigeonhearted \| pusillanimous \| rabbity \| redoubtable \| repugnant \| repulsive \| revolting \| rousing \| scared \| scaring \| scary \| shaky \| shivery \| shocking \| shrinking \| shy \| sinister \| sissified \| sissy \| skittery \| skittish \| soft \| solicitous \| startling \| startlish \| strained \| sublime \| suspenseful \| tense \| terrible \| terrific \| terrified \| terrifying \| terror-stricken \| thumping \| timid \| timorous \| trembling \| tremendous \| tremulous \| trepidant \| trigger-happy \| troubled \| uneasy \| unmanly \| unmanned \| unspeakable \| unwilling \| weak \| weakhearted \| weak-kneed \| whacking \| white-livered \| yellow \| zealous See Also \| ignoble Fearful In Webster's Dictionary \Fear"ful\, a. 1. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened. Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat all their power. --Bp. Warburton. 2. inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage; timid. What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted? --Deut. xx. 8. 3. Indicating, or caused by, fear. Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh. --Shak. 4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror; terrible; frightful; dreadful. This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God. --Deut. xxviii. 58. Death is a fearful thing. --Shak. In dreams they fearful precipices tread. --Dryden. Syn: Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; horrible; distressing; shocking; frightful; dreadful; awful.

Fearful Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fearful?

[adj] experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"
[adj] causing fear or dread or terror; "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
[adj] timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
[adj] lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley
[adj] extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst"

See Also | ignoble

Fearful In Webster's Dictionary

\Fear"ful\, a.
1. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.

         Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidat
         all their power.                      --Bp.
                                               Warburton.

2. inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage;
   timid.

         What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted?
                                               --Deut. xx. 8.

3. Indicating, or caused by, fear.

         Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh.
                                               --Shak.

4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror;
   terrible; frightful; dreadful.

         This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God.
                                               --Deut.
                                               xxviii. 58.

         Death is a fearful thing.             --Shak.

         In dreams they fearful precipices tread. --Dryden.

Syn: Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; horrible;
     distressing; shocking; frightful; dreadful; awful.

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